Radiation shield device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a radiation shield device comprising a sheet of material comprising a plurality of flaps, wherein the sheet comprises a barrier to ionizing radiation. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing said radiation shield device.

1 . A radiation shield device comprising a sheet of material comprising a plurality of flaps, wherein the sheet comprises a barrier to ionizing radiation. 
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet comprises one or more pre-formed lines about which the flaps can be folded. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the rigidity of the sheet material is greater than the rigidity of the pre-formed lines. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the rigidity of the pre-formed lines is greater than the rigidity of the sheet material. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more pre-formed lines comprise a spine. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the spine is made of a bendable material. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the flaps are separated from adjacent sheet material and/or flap(s) along a separation line. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises means for covering the separation lines. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the barrier to ionizing radiation comprises one or more heavy metals. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises one or more antimicrobial layers, antibacterial agents, antifungal agents, antiyeast agents and/or antiviral agents, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises means for detecting ionizing radiation. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a compound or component capable of emitting light upon exposure to ionizing radiation. 
     
     
         13 . A method for the manufacture of a radiation shield device according to  claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
 providing a sheet of material comprising a barrier to ionizing radiation; and   cutting the sheet along one or more separation lines to form flaps.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of forming folding lines in the sheet. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of forming covers over the separation lines.